Lululemon cuts 4Q outlook on weak January sales

NEW YORK — Lululemon Athletica Inc. is lowering its fiscal fourth-quarter forecasts below analysts' estimates due to declining traffic and sales in January. The yoga-inspired clothing company's stock dropped almost 17 percent in trading Monday morning....

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Aluminum Revolution: Ford introduces a new F-150

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford pickups have been doing the country's work for 66 years. They've hauled grain, towed logs and plowed snow. They've cleared debris after tornadoes and pulled floats in the Rose Bowl parade. They've shouldered those loads with parts...

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Video game players can check out Toyota concept

DETROIT — Video game players will get a chance to try out a virtual version of Toyota's new concept sports car that was unveiled in Detroit as a symbol of the automaker's design future, the company said Monday. The Japanese automaker took the wraps...

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US probes NJ's $25M post-storm marketing effort

TRENTON, N.J. — Federal officials are taking a closer look at how New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration spent $25 million to promote the Jersey shore after Superstorm Sandy. Democratic U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.'s office says the inspector...

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Dunkin' Brands plots further expansion in 2014

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Brands said Monday that its franchisees and licensees plan to open 685 to 800 new Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins locations globally this year. In 2013 franchisees and licensees opened a combined 790 new Dunkin' Donuts and...

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Fiat-Chrysler CEO to stay at least through 2016

DETROIT — Sergio Marchionne will lead a merged Chrysler and Fiat at least for three more years, Fiat's chairman said Monday. Speaking to reporters after the unveiling of a new midsize Chrysler car at the Detroit auto show, John Elkann told reporters...

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US stocks are little changed; Lululemon drops

NEW YORK — Stocks were mixed on Monday as investors wait for the pace of company earnings reports to pick up this week. Energy stocks fell as the price of oil declined. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell one point, or 0.1 percent,...

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US carbon pollution up 2 percent in 2013

WASHINGTON — A new government report says energy-related carbon dioxide pollution increased slightly last year after declining for several years in a row. The 2 percent increase was largely due to a small increase in coal consumption in the electric...

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Mass. gas prices down 3 cents per gallon

BOSTON — The price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Massachusetts had dropped 3 cents in the past week. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that gas has fallen to an average of $3.44 per gallon, which is still a penny higher than a...

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Newly jobless NJ casino workers try to cope

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — At a minute past midnight, Debra Wagner was suddenly unemployed. A housekeeper for 23 years at the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, she was one of 1,600 workers who lost their jobs early Monday when the struggling casino shut down,...

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